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Ready for a Close Up
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art002e009283 (April 6, 2026) – Captured by the Artemis II crew, the heavily cratered terrain of the eastern edge of the South Pole-Aitken basin is seen with the shadowed terminator – the boundary between lunar day and night – at the top of the image. The South Pole-Aitken basin is the largest and oldest basin on the Moon, providing a glimpse into an ancient geologic history built up over billions of years.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineReady for a Close Up. NASA/JSC, 2026-04-06. Public domain. ID: art002e009283.
